SrI: Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs : Today , we will commence the study of the Paasurams of the Desika Prabhandham , Dhvaya Churukku . Introduction ********** The entire Prabhandham is in the metre of KattaLai KalitthuRai . There are 12 Paaurams in this Prabhandham . Dhvayam is one of the most important manthrams and can be recited at all times . There are 10 meanings that go with the 10 padhams of Dhvayam : (1) SrI Sabdham (2) the "madhub" sabdham riding on the SrI sabdham to give us the padham , "SrIman " (3) NaarAyaNa sabdham (4) CahraNa sabdham (5) SaraNa Sabdham (6) The verb made up of prefix "pra" and the verb " padh" (7) the associated limb called Tanmai Urubu to yield the word , "PrapadhyE " (8) The SrIman NaarAyaNa sabdham of the second half (9) the fourth case linked to that to give the word , "NaarAyaNAya " and (10) Nama: sabdham . Dhvayam means two. BhagavAn in response to the prayers of His PirAtti to help the jeevans suffering from SamsAric sorrows united two seperate manthrams of the Upanishad and created a manthram for all to alleviate their sufferings. In this two part manthram , the first part deals with UpAyam (Means ) and the second part , the Phalan from adopring such means. The first part deals with the Jeevan invoking the Lord for RakshaNam and the second part covers the submission of the Jeevan , its svaroopam , the burden of protecting it and the fruits of protecting it at the sacred feet of the Lord , the SaraNAgatha Vathsalan and becoming free from any worries about its salvation. In SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram's 28th Chapter dedicated to Dhvaya Manthram , Swamy Desikan salutes Dhvaya Manthram as the dawn for the kaaLa Raathri of SamsAram and as the SaraNAgathy mantram for the Lord : " PadhmA-SahAya SaraNAgathy manthra: Samsruthi-kALarAthrE: prathyUshathAm Bhajathi ". Since it is of UpAya-UpEya roopam , it is called Dhvayam. It covers both UpAyam and UpEyam. Dhvayam is saluted as the King of Mathrams ( Mathraraajan). This manthram has to be recieved as UpadEsam from One's AchAryan . One should pray to the AchAryan earnestly like a poor man begging fro a great treasure. There are no restrictions ( the right nakshathram , Homam , puNya theerttha SnAnam , auspicious lagnam and subha yOgam ) regarding the time for recieving such a ManthrOpadEsam . In Saadhyaki Tantram , BhagavAn says that One should perform SaraNAgathy to Him after recievfing such an upadEsam from a SadAcharyan and after that SaraNAgathy feel like a Krutha Kruthyan ( One who has fulfilled , what he was supposed to do) : anEnaiva thu manthrENa svAthmAnam Mayi nikshipEth Mayi nikshiptha karthavya: krutha kruthyO bhavishyathi (meaning):With the dhvaya manthram a prapannan should present his Aathma to Me. One who has done this that needs to be done would have fulfilled that , which needs to be done for gaining nithya Kaimkaryam at My feet at My Supreme Abode. The meaning of Dhvayam has been explained to us by AchArya RaamAnujA in His SaraNAgathy Gadhyam. The " ahalahillEn iRayumenRu " Paasuram of Swamy NammAzhwAr is the greatest exponent of Dhvaya Manthram . Swamy Desikan summarizes in his own brilliant way the greatness of Dhvayam as a showerer of auspiciousness: na VedAnthath Saasthram na MadhumaTanAth tathtvamadhikam na tadhbhakthAth theerTam na tadhbhimathAth Saahtvika Padham na satthvAdhArOgyam na bhudha-bhajanaath bhOdha janakam NA MUKTHE: SOUKHYAM NA DHVAYA VACHANATHA: KSHEMAKARANAM (MEANING): There is no Saasthram superior to VedAntham. There is no Tatthvam that is loftier than BhagavAn , who killed the Asuran , Madhu . There are no purifying theerttham greater than the BhagavathAs of the Lord . There is no place that is superior to those selected by the BhagavathAs to reside . There is nothing to excell satthva guNam fro improving one's aarOgyam. There is nothing that surpasses the attainment of SdAchAryan , when it comes to seeking satthva Jn~Anam.There is nothing that beats Moksha sukham , when it comes to enjoyable experiences.There is nothing better for KshEmam than the recital of Dhvaya Manthram. 303. The avathAram of Dvayam ************************* innamudhil piRanthAL idham kEtka uraittha PirAn ponn aruLAl maRai mouliyil pooNDa iraNDu isaitthu tannurai mikka dhanam ithu yena tantha vEdahatthil thunnu poruLhaL patthum tholayA nidhi aahinRavE (1) (Meaning): Our Mother who could not bear the sufferings of children struggling in the ocean of SamsAram requested Her Lord to show them a way to get out of their miseries. He agreed and selected two manthrams from the different sections of KaDa Valli and united them and released it for thebenefit of the ChEtanams. Since this dhvaya manthram was created by our Lord Himself at the request of His PirAtti , it is superior to all Sruthis. The ten different meanings of this Manthram have to be treasured and protected for the truly needy . 304. The Six Meanings of SrI Sabdham ******************************* aru uru aanavai tannai adainthidat-ThAnadainthu veruvurai kEttu avai kEtpitthu ahaRRum vinai vilakki iru talai anbhutanAl yemai innadi sErntharuLum ThiruvudanE thihazhvAr seRinthAr yengaL chinthayuLE (2) (Meaning): The SrI Sabdham in dhvayam has six different meanings: SrIyathe , SeayathE , SruNOthi , SrAvayathi , sruNAthi , SreeNAthi . SreeyathE : She is reached by all those , who want ujjeevanam ( upliftment ) from SamsAric sorrows. SrayathE : To save Her suffering children , She reaches Her Lord . SruNOthi: She Listens . She listens to the chEthanams who pray to Her to place them at the sacred feet of Her Lord . SrAvayathi : She makes the Lord listen to Her regarding the suffering jeevans. SruNAthi: She banishes. She banishes the Moksha VirOdhis for the Mumukshus ( Those who desire Moksham). SreeNAthi: She makes the jeevans attain a ripe stage fit to qualify for Moksham.She perfects the ChEtanam to perform Kaimkaryam for Her Lord. Our SrI DEvi, Our Mother with such Vaibhavam shines with Her Lord and stays in our mind permanently. NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan SrimathE SrI Lakshminrusimha Dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama: Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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